Stalin Urges Appeal Against Ruling on Muslim Converts' Reservation

DMK president M.K. Stalin has requested the Tamil Nadu government to file a Special Leave Petition in the Supreme Court regarding reservation rights for Backward Classes (BC) members who converted to Islam. This follows a court verdict denying quota benefits to these converts, a decision Stalin labeled contrary to social justice.

Stalin argued that social backwardness is the result of a long-standing system and is not erased by religious conversion. He urged the government to mirror previous efforts supporting Adi Dravidars who converted to Christianity, emphasizing that denying reservation based on religious grounds is unconstitutional.

Editor's note: Accurately summarizes the legal and political controversy regarding reservations for converts, though it misses Stalin's specific mention of the 'TVK government' (likely a typo in source for 'TN' or new government reference).